Driver-Fixator System, Method, and Apparatus
First Claim
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1. A system including:
- a plurality of drivers, each of the drivers including a handle coupled to a shaft, the shaft including a distal tip opposite the handle that is configured to couple with a head of a surgical screw, each of the drivers including indicia of a particular screw length and diameter;
a plurality of surgical screws, each of the plurality of surgical screws being detachably coupled to the distal tip of a corresponding one of the drivers that has indicia of the length and diameter of the screw coupled to the driver; and
a storage unit configured to hold the plurality of drivers so as to enable the plurality of drivers to be moved from one physical location to another physical location while the plurality of drivers are coupled to the plurality of surgical screws.
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Abstract
The invention may be characterized as a method, apparatus and bone-fixation system. The system includes a plurality of drivers, each of the drivers including a handle coupled to a shaft, the shaft including a distal tip opposite the handle that is configured to couple with a head of a surgical fixation element, each of the drivers including indicia of a particular length and a particular diameter; and a plurality of surgical fixation elements, each of the plurality of surgical fixation elements being detachably coupled to the distal tip of a corresponding one of the drivers that has indicia of the length and diameter of the fixation element coupled to the driver.
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22 Claims
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1. A system including:
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a plurality of drivers, each of the drivers including a handle coupled to a shaft, the shaft including a distal tip opposite the handle that is configured to couple with a head of a surgical screw, each of the drivers including indicia of a particular screw length and diameter; a plurality of surgical screws, each of the plurality of surgical screws being detachably coupled to the distal tip of a corresponding one of the drivers that has indicia of the length and diameter of the screw coupled to the driver; and a storage unit configured to hold the plurality of drivers so as to enable the plurality of drivers to be moved from one physical location to another physical location while the plurality of drivers are coupled to the plurality of surgical screws. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method comprising:
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collecting a plurality of drivers, each of the drivers including a handle coupled to a shaft, the shaft including a distal tip opposite the handle that is configured to couple with a head of a surgical screw, each of the drivers including indicia of a particular screw length; coupling each of a plurality of surgical screws to the distal tip of a corresponding one of the drivers that has indicia of the length of the screw; placing each of the collection of the plurality of drivers in a storage unit configured to hold the plurality of drivers; and sending the collection of the plurality of drivers to another physical location while the plurality of drivers are coupled to the plurality of surgical screws. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method comprising:
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receiving a plurality of driver-fixator assemblies, each of the driver-fixator assemblies including a handle, a shaft and a fixation-element, the handle coupled to the shaft, the shaft including, opposite the handle, a distal tip that is coupled with the fixation-element, each of the drivers including indicia of a size of the fixation-element that is coupled to the shaft; retrieving one of the plurality of driver-fixator assemblies; and driving the fixation-element that is coupled to the retrieved driver-fixator assembly into a bone. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system comprising:
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a retainer portion, the retainer portion including a plurality of apertures, each of the apertures configured to hold a corresponding one of a plurality of driver-fixator assemblies, each of the driver-fixator assemblies including a driver and a fixation element, the driver including a handle and a shaft, the fixation element coupled to a distal end of the shaft opposite the handle; and a plurality of sleeves, each of the sleeves including an open end and a closed end, an open end of each of the sleeves coupled proximate to a corresponding one of the apertures to enable each of the driver-fixator assemblies to rest against an interior portion of a corresponding aperture while a shaft of each of the driver-fixator assemblies is enclosed by one of the sleeves. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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22. A system including:
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a plurality of drivers, each of the drivers including a handle coupled to a shaft, the shaft including a distal tip opposite the handle that is configured to couple with a head of a surgical fixation element, each of the drivers including indicia of a particular length and a particular diameter; and a plurality of surgical fixation elements, each of the plurality of surgical fixation elements being detachably coupled to the distal tip of a corresponding one of the drivers that has indicia of the length and diameter of the fixation element coupled to the driver.
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